October 2016 Inside this Issue_____ Area 13 Distinguished Club Program 1 Fellow Toastmasters in District 71, Division B is honoured to announce that James Mc Ginty from Scotland will be doing two workshops at the Division B final on Sunday 23rd of October in the Castletroy Park Hotel, Limerick, Ireland. Learn from the champion!!!!!! I'm sure you're all excited to see James Mc Ginty from Division S, Scotland delivering two workshops: James will also be Table Topics master on the day so fun guaranteed!! Thomond TM This is a glimpse of what you can expect from the champion! DCP Toastmasters...Join This is the outline of the workshops. Update from Area 13 Youth Leadership Evaluation Workshop Club Coach Effective note taking; Organise your thoughts; History of TM Cover the basic skills quickly; Easy Speak TM Use the time effectively; Demonstrate how to improve Identify the most important improvement point Nenagh TM Speak Easy TM Toastmasters Promise HPL Humorous Speech Workshop PR update Location Finding an idea Competition time-Sudoku Creating a story board Area 36 Getting the structure right Being larger than life Body language and facial expressions Convince the judges Patricia O’ Connell DTM Division B Director
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October 2016
Inside this Issue_____
Area 13
Distinguished Club Program
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Fellow Toastmasters in District 71, Division B is honoured to announce
that James Mc Ginty from Scotland will be doing two workshops at the
Division B final on Sunday 23rd of October in the
Castletroy Park Hotel, Limerick, Ireland. Learn from the champion!!!!!!
I'm sure you're all excited to see James Mc Ginty from Division S,
Scotland delivering two workshops:
James will also be Table Topics master on the day so fun guaranteed!! Thomond TM
This is a glimpse of what you can expect from the champion! DCP
Toastmasters...JoinThis is the outline of the workshops. Update from Area 13
Youth LeadershipEvaluation Workshop Club CoachEffective note taking; Organise your thoughts; History of TMCover the basic skills quickly; Easy Speak TMUse the time effectively; Demonstrate how to improveIdentify the most important improvement point Nenagh TM
Speak Easy TMToastmasters PromiseHPL
Humorous Speech WorkshopPR updateLocation
Finding an idea Competition time-SudokuCreating a story board Area 36Getting the structure rightBeing larger than lifeBody language and facial expressionsConvince the judges
Patricia O’ Connell DTM
Division B Director
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AREA 13
Hi all from the very lucky number thirteen.
All four clubs have been very busy.
Raheen
Raheen club and the other Limerick clubs were in the Parkway Shopping Centrerecently and on their open night, 12 eager and inquisitive possible new membersturned up. The promotion was excellently handled by the club PRO and wasassisted by club president Padraig Cox and his magnificent seven.
Shannon
Shannon club is the home club of the District 71 Director Michael Collins. This clubstayed open for meetings during the summer. They had at least five ice breakersduring the summer and I would advise all club members to attend if their own club isclosed. They also handled the challenge of a change of venue and now have theirmeetings at the Radisson Park Inn near the airport.
Ennis
This is a large and vibrant club with up to forty people at meetings. Club membershave run workshops and have ventured to local secondary schools and deliveredspeech craft sessions.
Kilrush
Sadly two club members both passed away recently. This meant the loss of a library of experience and knowledge. They were both good examples to everyone. Michael Condon got his degree in English Lit. in UCG. He brought that passion to toastmasters. Noel Mulqueen was a mine of information at each meeting and you always left each meeting energised after hearing him speak.
Stephen Kelly
Area 13 Director
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YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM – LEICESTER, UNITED KINGDOM
Moat Community College is based in Leicester, United Kingdom, in a predominatelyMuslim Community. 21 students participated in the programme. On the final daythe students delivered a variety of short speeches to members of their family andteachers, and were presented with their Youth Leadership certificates by
co-ordinators John and Roma Cox of the East Midlands Speakers' Club.
John and Roma have also been running a Youth Leadership Programme for the last five years at an independent girls school in Loughborough, United Kingdom -Our Ladies Convent School. Over 100 students have now completed the programme and the last five head girls have all been attendees on the programme. .
John Cox
Finance Manager
District 71- Toastmasters International
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Distinguished Club Program
Many members feel that the Distinguished Club Program (DCP) is nothing more than a
‘check the box’ exercise and do not support this very important program. In my opinion,
the DCP is the result of a well- run club. If the club is successful in taking care of the
members, the members will take care of the DCP.
What do I mean by that you might ask? Please let me explain. The DCP is broken down
into four categories; Education, Membership, Training and Administration. Each of
these areas is very important to keep the club running smoothly. The First six goals are
centered on Education. Two CC awards, two more CC awards, one Advanced
Communicator, one more Advanced Communicator, one Leadership award or DTM and
one more Leadership award or DTM. If your club meetings are run correctly there will be
speaking slots available for your members. The members want to speak as this is why
they joined Toastmasters to begin with. By making the slots available and your members
fill those slots, and the first four goals will be achieved. By allowing the members to sign
up for the roles of the meeting and encouraging them to provide educational speeches
from the Better Speaker or Successful Club series, goals five and six will be achieved.
A club can become stagnant if the same handfull of people are the bulk members of the
club. The club officer roles just gets passed around to the same individuals. The
speeches are the same that you have heard before and you have become over familiar
with the other members of your club. Does this sound like a well- run club? Of course
not. That is why you need new members to breathe life back into the club. Have the
excitement of listening to a new member give speech #1 and feel the excitement as they
begin to prepare for #2. Goals seven and eight of the DCP are 4 new members and the
second goal is four more new members.
A well run club must have trained club officers to guide it along the path to success. Club
Officer Training is provided twice a year. There must be a minimum of four Club Officers
at each training to get credit for goal nine. Goal ten is administrative; pay membership
dues on time and send in club officer list on time.
Like I said above, these goals will take care of themselves if the club is running in a
productive manner and has the member’s best interest at heart. That is why the
Distinguished Club Program exists to ensure the club is member centered, not to add
additional work on the Club Officers. It is a measurement tool that can be looked at to
determine if your club is running smoothly and if there are any areas that might need
attention. I am a big supporter of the DCP when it is used correctly, as it will show how
great your club actually is. Remember, if the club is successful in taking care of the
members, the members will take care of the DCP.
Red Skelton
District 71 Program Quality Director
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Kevin Lee IP District Director & Mary Murtagh
Division B formally part of Division F & Division A has had a succession of District
Governors/Directors in a period of ten years: Hilda McHugh,1996-1997, Mary Murtagh
2007-2008,
Joe Gibbs 1999- 2000, Jim Hegarty 2002- 2003, Michael Collins 2016 -2017.
Perhaps you are wondering why this"cluster" effect in a small area in a short space
of time,
I have a theory about this, In my humble opinion this happened when club members
got to know these holders of "high" roles, No longer did distance and unfamiliarity lend
mystique to the leaders, By degrees club members now saw a posiblility and a
goal towards which each member could strive.
I know that Division B will continue to produce excellent leaders as the material is
there in abundance , Toastmasters is the place Where Leaders are Made
Mary Murtagh D.T.M
Limerick TM
Raheen TM
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So you want to be a club coach?
Have you the drive, vision and commitment?
Do you know what’s expected of a club coach?
As a club coach your ultimate goal is to assist the club to increase its membership and toreach Distinguished status and become a strong club again. But to achieve this youneed to use diplomacy and have respect for the club and its members.
How can you become a club coach?
Club coaches are appointed by either the District Director or the Club Growth Director. Ifyou think you have what it takes to make a good club coach then contact me throughwww.d71toastmasters.org.
Is your club entitled to a club coach?
If your club has 12 or fewer members it qualifies for up to two club coaches. The Districtwill also give you €130 to help with promoting the club.
Why should your club welcome a club coach?
The two experienced Toastmasters referred to above suggest that a club that requests aclub coach will benefit as follows:-
Outside opinions on issues that may have been dividing the club committee
The benefits of fresh and enthusiastic analysis of a situation that has probably beendeveloping over a number of years.
A club that requests a coach has not lost hope or belief in its own merits, but it can be agreat relief to a struggling committee to get a booster shot of enthusiasm and helpinghands to try out fresh approaches.
A struggling club offered coaching has nothing to fear. Either the ailing club getscoached or it risks going out of business. If the incoming coaches treat the existingmembers with respect and gradually bring about the necessary changes then no one cancomplain.
If the club constitution is respected when changes are made and the club is rundemocratically then all stakeholders can relax and enjoy the learning by doing process.
Can an appointed coach who has not been attending meetings or not acting as acoach be removed?
Yes. The club officers, the district director and club growth director can request theremoval of a club coach.
I personally like to put my best foot forward in Autumn! It's the start of the school year and
also heralds the return of Toastmasters . After a relaxing summer ,well at least the rain is
warmer, it's back to the grindstone .
History of toastmasters
Toastmasters international was founded by Ralph Smedley in 1924 in Santa Ana
California. He and a few good friends gathered in a basement. They named their group
Toastmasters.
Growth was slow during the early years but increased rapidly after World War Two and by
1954 there were nearly 1,500 toastmaster clubs. Throughout its history, Toastmasters has
had over 4 million members. In 2015 our organization had over 332,000 members in 135
countries, through some 15,400 clubs.
Coco Chanel says you don't find yourself you create yourself and I couldn't agree with her
more. Toastmasters gives us the tools to succeed in a supportive environment . What
more powerful weapon can we wield than that of the art of communication, to have the
presence to command a room and the confidence to be your best self ? Don't be deterred,
Rome wasn't built in a day!
We won't ask guests to speak, so don't be worried about being caught unaware. At
Toastmasters we're always delighted to see new faces and if it's not your cup of tea I'll be
shocked and don't hesitate to give me constructive feedback at the coffee break
Toastmasters.
Sean Corcoran
Area 17
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Speak Easy Toastmasters
Almost the end of October, the north wind has been blowing and boy, don’t we know it.
The natural instinct is to put another block on the fire, boil the kettle and settle down to our favourite television programme or catch up with face book or bebo.
Maybe even listen to the radio.
But there is one night in every fortnight that toastmasters will not stay at home, no matter whatthe weather is. Thursday night.
It is when we make our way to the Hibernian Hotel for our meeting, which, by the way lastsnot longer than two hours, 8-10pm. It is there that we practice our toastmaster’s skills ofspeaking, listening, and off the cuff speaking in the company of our friends and have a greatcraic at the same time.
Today more than ever, being able to communicate is a must.
Sure, we have text messaging, email and the afore mentioned bebo and facebook etc but inthe present economic climate it is those who have the skills to communicate effectively on apersonal level who will have the edge
So effective Communication is a ‘must have’ in this electronic age. Being an effectivecommunicator takes real skill. Communication skills have to be developed, honed and addedto on an on-going basis. Communication is the basis of interpersonal skills and the greateryour awareness of how it all works, the more effective your communication will be. To beeffective in business, you have to communicate well.
To be a good manager, you have to communicate exceptionally well. Communication isindividual. We are not all the same. There is never one right way to communicate. Authenticeffective communication always happens when we reply on those things we know to be trueabout or for ourselves.
Your personal style can say more for you than all the words you use can. Most people look at what is wrong with themselves and other people, rather than focusing on what already works. Remember many things have to be working well for you to have got this far already. The communication cycle works as follows and you can take responsibility for every stage:
Spoken - Heard - Understood - Agreed To - Acted On - Implemented.
In Toastmasters you will become aware of where you or others tend to fall off the cycle. So, can I give you any greater reason for joining Speak Easy Toastmasters?
Why not give us a try. You are welcome as a guest, you can come as often as you like as a guest and you will never be asked to speak but you may join in a topics session if you so wish.
As well as getting a cead mile fáilte (a hundred thousand welcomes), you will get tea, coffee and biscuits during our break and a warm Irish welcome.
Why not check us out on the web at www.speakeasytoastmasters.com
Nenagh Toastmasters would like to thank Joe Ryan, outgoing president, for a great yearand give a warm welcome to Willie Grace who will take his seat. Best wishes to Willie andteam. Nenagh Toastmasters club is highly creative, we write direct and stage our owndramas at the end of each term.
Nenagh Toastmasters have always had an innovative
and enthusiastic approach towards publicising
their club and attracting new members. One aspect
of this approach has been to organise something
special and different for their club open meeting
held in autumn.The thrust of the open meeting is
always to display Toastmasters in the most attractive
and organized and most importantly user friendly manner.
However Nenagh Toastmasters have gone a step further in organising mini dramas forthese evenings which are humorous and entertaining to visitors and prospective members.Such evenings demonstrate a very different side of Toastmasters in that they show theskills which can be acquired through Toastmaster membership but also show thatToastmasters can be fun. This dual demonstration is very beneficial as it gives theprospective member a practical demonstration of Toastmaster skills but also shows thatToastmasters can also be entertaining and “fun”. Many visitors who come to Toastmastershave only a vague idea of what Toastmasters involves and may consider Toastmasters tobe somewhat elitist and daunting. Introducing these visitors to Toastmasters in such anentertaining and “fun” manner is a way of putting them at ease and making the next step ofattending an ordinary meeting and ultimately membership much easier.
The format of these mini dramas is always humorous with the participants dressingappropriately for the occasion. One such mini drama was “The Wedding” whichportrayed the top table at a wedding in full formal wedding attire including the bridein full white bridal dress and groom in morning suit. Bestman, bridesmaid andparents of the groom and bride were also suitably attired.
Another mini drama was “Up The Steps” which portrayed a court case with judge infull flowing robes and lawyers, witnesses, police and of course the defendant alsoattired as suited their roles.
Preparation for these dramas is extensive and important. One member starts asscript writer and casting director. The script writer drafts up a script outline and thenmeets with the cast to fine tune the script and change it to suit the ideas andcharacters of the participants. Also important, as with any Toastmasters event, istiming. Each participant is allotted a time for their contribution and a timer isappointed to discreetly ensure that the event runs to time. While a script/storyline isdecided in advance, each participant actually writes their own speech relative to thecharacter they are portraying.
A benefit of these evenings is that they get good coverage in the local press and attract visitors.
One will always ask “what benefit to Toastmasters?” Well, one benefit is increased public awareness of Toastmasters through press coverage and word of mouth. Another is the training and enjoyment of members through participation and organisation of the event. But! Do such events actually attract new
members? My simple answer is that I first heard of Toastmasters through Press coverage of “The Wedding” and have now been a member for some years.
John Brooks.
Nenagh Toastmasters
Area 24
Division B
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Being a member of Toastmasters means more than simply making a commitment to self
development. Every one who joins a Toastmasters club is making a commitment to the
club, to it’s members, and to the organisation as a whole.
The mission of a Toastmasters club is to provide a mutually supportive and positive
learning environment in which every individual member has the opportunity to develop
oral communication and leadership skills, which in turn foster self-confidence and
personal growth.
As a member of Toastmasters International and my club, I promise...
1 To attend club meetings regularly,
It is not enough to state that we are a member of Toastmasters. We need show
it by attending club meetings and to contribute to the club and part take in
meetings and competitions.
2 To prepare all of my speech and leadership projects to the best of my ability,
basing them on projects in the Competent Communication, Advanced
Communication or Competent Leadership manuals.
3 To prepare for and fulfill meeting assignments
Timely, accurate, if unable to do so please give notice for a replacement, after
all your word is your bond and this impacts on integrity
4 To provide fellow members with helpful, constructive evaluations
5 To help the club maintain the positive, friendly environment when interacting
necessary for all members to learn and grow
6 To serve my club as an officer when called upon to do so
7 To treat my fellow club members and our guests with respect and courtesy.
8 To bring guests to club meetings so they can see the benefits Toastmasters
membership offers.
9 To adhere to the guidelines and rules for all Toastmasters educational and
recognition programs
10 To maintain honest and highly ethical standards during the conduct of all
Toastmasters activities.
In this way the Club enjoys a positive friendly atmosphere of growth where all
members contribute and receive from the value of the Club.
Rachel Liston
Area 24 Director
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Speakeasy Toastmasters Schools Contest
Speakeasy Toastmasters Mallow organizes an annual second-Level schools publicspeaking contest. This contest was first organized by then Club President Mary Buckleyin 2006. Initially the contest was confined to the three secondary schools in Mallow Town,but since then schools from neighbouring towns such as Kanturk and Buttevant havetaken part.
A month prior to the contest a club member visits each school and in conjunction with theteachers inviting interested students (normally transition year) to deliver a 4-6 minutespeech. The students in each participating school are eventually whittled down to the bestthree who then compete in the actual contest. The contest is both conducted, and judged,on the same basis as the International Speech Contest (except timing). First, Second andthird prizes are awarded to both individual speakers and to overall school teams.
The contest has generated much publicity and goodwill for Speakeasy Toastmasters.Other Toastmaster clubs should consider such a contest: it can be incorporated into aYouth Leadership Project of form the basis for a High Performance Leadership project.
Speakeasy Toastmasters will hold their next schools contest on November 24th. Follow our club blog http://speakeasytm.blogspot.ie/ for further details.
Ray Ryan ACG,
Asst Division B Director.
For more details on our PR Incentives - do check out our district website
www.d71toastmasters.org
Social Media Incentives
Adrian Melia
Club Ribbons for :-
Cashel Toastmasters
Saudi Dublin Toastmasters
Well done to all our winners of this month!!
To avail of these incentives, post your articles on facebook
and tag our District Public Relations Manager – Karen O’Donnell
High Performance Leadership-Leadership Excellence Award
The High Performance Leadership project helps you develop your leadership skills on aproject of your choosing. The program consists of five parts offering instruction andpractice in such vital leadership areas as:
Developing a mission and vision
Goal-setting and planning
Identifying values
Building a team
As you work with a guidance committee on your project,
you receive feedback on your leadership skills at each
of the following steps:
Learning About Leadership
Choosing Your Objective
Winning Commitment to Your Objective
Working the Plan
Analyzing and Presenting Results
The project may be completed within your Toastmaster club, area or district or evenwithin your company or community.
Completion of a High Performance Leadership project fulfills one
of the requirements for Advanced Leader Silver (ALS) award.
The chart below lists the parts of the High Performance Leadership project.
Learning About Leadership
Assess your knowledge of leadership
Assess your leadership skills
Develop list of leadership projects to be discussed with guidance committee.
- Tom Melly (President of Limerick TM and Ballina/Killaloe TM)
It was the end of August, and the word had just come in.
The Hotel was going to increase its pricing for the year ahead,
and the Club Officers and I were doing the maths.
This was my first activity as Club President. We looked at the
new price, we looked at our “door” pricing and then to our
average nightly attendance.
“Well we can’t continue on from last year! Something has got to change!”
And so as a group, we looked at the things we had control over.
The entry price
The yearly membership
The price of the venue.
Yes, something had to change.
And so it made us think about the service we as a Toastmaster club offer to our membersand potential members. For as long as I could remember, we had been charging 5euro at the door, twice a month, which for me was ok, but you have to consider allthe members. If we increased to 7 euro, we could cover the increase, at the expenseof the regular member.
As a group we discussed increasing the yearly charge every person contributed tothe running cost of the club, if you attended regularly you benefitted equally. Thisseemed fairer as everyone contributed, and the regular member was not financiallypunished. But of course increasing the yearly charge in September might turn offpotential members and existing members.
So lastly we come to the venue, should we move to another location? And this brought usto the question, what makes avenue? What does a venue give other than four wallsand protection from the rain? I’m lucky enough to have experienced two wonderfulvenues in my time in Toastmasters. What are the intangibles? The little things thatcount, but you don’t notice? As it turned out I could pull out a few, and these were myown personal opinions.
Both locations are pretty central to the area they service. They are easy to find, and havetheir own webpages with directions, very important for those precious new members,and important visitors. The areas so far provide safe parking. The members of anyclub, woman or man, young or old need to feel safe walking back to their car, andthat walk should be as short as possible.
Both venues provide tea, coffee and biscuits to help humanise the mid-time break. Andnice biscuits they are too!
The rooms provided are not cramped, and they give us space to mix with each otherduring the mid-time break. When the workshop is over and we’re packing up, that iswhen the business of Toastmasters is carried out; face to face, the plans for theupcoming workshops, chatting to potential members who have questions and localstory swapping. It’s when you get to know the more experienced club members. It’simportant that we’re are not chased out at 10:15 pm and scattered, because for me,it’s that time after the meeting that I’m learning the leadership side of things
Lastly, in these two locations, it is nice to have a bar, so that a particular discussion can betaken from the workshop space to a more relaxed location. Of course in our currenttimes, the pub chat is usually over a Coke or Ballygowen.
In conclusion, even with increases, we decided to stick with our partners the hotels. Wespread out the cost as fairly as possible, the door price increased by a euro and theyearly fee increased slightly. So far no one has complained, and members have saidthey are happy to stick with the venues.
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This room will be set out with lighting, generic banners, and a video camera.
Toastmasters who wish to record testimonials for their club websites or social
media sites can avail of this service. These ‘testimonial’ interviews are usually
around 2-3 minutes long. We can provide an interviewer if you wish, or you can
conduct the interview yourself. Members will be given a 10 minute slot in our
media room.
For further details, or to book your media slot, email media room co-ordinator,
Sandra Losty and we will do our best to facilitate you. Spaces are limited,
and will be given to those who book first!!
Media Room access needs to be booked and confirmed by November 1st 2016.
Media Room Availability for Testimonials
Friday 11th November 3pm – 3.30
Saturday 12th November 8am – 8:30
Sunday 13th November 1:30pm – 3pm
A Toastmaster in the Spotlight!
We have a super District Conference lined up for you…. Many great speakers
in attendance.
We have a panel of Toastmasters who have made themselves available for
interview (brief bios are on the following page).
These interviews will be held outside of the allotted timeslots above. Our
Interviewers need YOUR help!! They need questions!!
Please familiarise yourself with our panel or interviewees and send your
preferred questions to our Public Relations co-ordinator Sandra Losty. Please get your questions to Sandra by November 1st.
Our District PR Manager, Karen O’Donnell and her Team,
The year began with party and meal in the Dromhall Hotel, Killarney. This eventwas hosted by the Killarney Club and we had members and partners from theTralee, West Limerick and Killarney Clubs. This District Director Michael Collinsattended.
Our Club officer training was held in Newcastlewest - home to the West LimerickClub. Workshops were delivered on: Use of Facebook, Club growth & Judging.
A great attendance of 30 Toastmasters were in attendance. Great food as alwaysserved up in West Limerick.
Area Director Gerard Mannix attended the World Toastmasters conference inWashington in August. This he described as a special event with 2,500 present forthe International Speech Contest. Dublin man Simon Scriver delivered a speech atthe Semi Final. Elizabeth Brosnan and Eamonn Bannan from the Tralee Club werealso at the conference. Tralee Club had a get together to watch the live streamingof the Semi Final Contest.
Debby Looney has been appointed Ambassador for Toastmasters Pathways. Shewill fulfill this role with her usual enthusiasm.
This year will be fifth year the Killarney Club will be running the Youth LeadershipProgramme in St. Brigid’s secondary school, Killarney. Several of the clubmembers will participate in this program.
Gerard Mannix
Area 36 Director
“Being given this golden opportunity to design and create the District 71 Newsletter has been an amazing challenge which I welcomed this whole hertedly and embraced it with both hands. The hard work and persistence has paid off dramatically especially from all members in Division B.” Patricia O’Connell
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